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Lead Platform Engineer

UpdaterRemote, US
Remote Full-time $180K/yr - $215K/yr

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Experience Level

Manager

Qualifications

Key ResponsibilitiesFoster a culture of continuous improvement and shared ownership through clear documentation and operational contributions. View platform capabilities as products—collect requirements from development teams, prioritize based on impact, iterate with feedback, and assess adoption and satisfaction. Build strong, collaborative relationships through proactive engagement with product teams. Consistently enhance system reliability and observability. Simplify tooling and configuration complexity, enabling engineers to focus on feature development. Optimize infrastructure costs without compromising reliability. Accelerate time-to-production for new features and services. Ensure dependable, repeatable, and standardized deployments with minimal manual involvement. Required Skills and ExperienceSoft SkillsExceptional cross-functional collaboration skills, engaging with various business functions to understand their needs and advocate for DevEx improvements. Comfortable discussing infrastructure trade-offs in product planning meetings as well as troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters. Effective communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, using visuals, data, and concise documentation to promote shared understanding. Genuine empathy for developer experience, involving users in design decisions and measuring success by improvements to their daily tasks. A positive, team-oriented approach that fosters a collaborative environment.

About the job

Join the dynamic Platform Engineering team at Updater as a Lead Platform Engineer. We are looking for a technical leader who excels in collaboration to create significant impact within our organization. You will spearhead essential initiatives such as enhancing deployment velocity, improving observability, ensuring system reliability, and enriching the developer experience. This role involves working closely with product teams, project managers, and various stakeholders to deeply understand their workflows and challenges.

Your mission will be to construct the infrastructure and tools that empower engineers to deliver faster and with greater peace of mind. We’re talking about implementing GitOps workflows, optimizing Kubernetes configurations, ensuring comprehensive Datadog observability, and automating processes to make deployments seamless. This is platform engineering at its finest: pragmatic, impactful, and focused on enabling our broader engineering team.

About Updater

Updater is a forward-thinking technology company focused on improving the moving experience through innovative solutions. Our mission is to simplify the moving process and enhance the lives of our customers by leveraging cutting-edge technology and an exceptional team.

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